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CTG EXCI Channel and Container support

CICS V5.4 now enables batch EXCI use of Channel and Containers. This new function greatly expands the value of EXCI access from SYSPLEX workloads. Developers are in need of larger data conversations which are delivered with a familiar interface. T...
over 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

zUNIT: Folder structure for CC ( code coverage) should match to Source File Structure

When generating the code coverage reports and expanded source the folder structure is very different from our current source folder structure. Currently everything is generated dynamically in the CC folder with timestamps, dataset names, and modul...
about 2 years ago in Debug for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Document all File Manager Messages

Customer is requesting all File Manager messages to be documented.
over 6 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

CARMA/Endevor enhancement

This situation is experienced at Rabobank where we are in the midst of a rollout of RDz. 1. When moving multiple elements it is not possible to have them processed in the correct order. To have an additional wizard screen where we can put the elem...
almost 9 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 2 Not under consideration

Exit issuing WTO. Add exit or message to existing sense table operation

Sometimes CICS users get hung up and results in sense code 0805000B. WTO generation is for alerts To be sent
over 4 years ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

automount aws files on OS request

Implement an automatic mount function of aws tapes on awstape device driver. it should be possible to feed the virtual tape drive with scratch tapes without physical awsmount intervention.
over 4 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 1 Not under consideration

DASD unit with no mounted file should be not bve seen as ready in OS

ZD&T allows to define DASD Units that have no associated file in the host filesystem behind. This is necessary since the device map does not allow for dynamic changes. All devices (UCBs) must be defined Right from the beginning otherwise they ...
over 4 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 2 Not under consideration

Allow fields >= 64k

The assembler currently only supports the definition of fields less than 64k bytes in length. The assembler should be revised to support the definition of fields greater than or equal to 64k bytes in length.
almost 9 years ago in IBM High Level Assembler for z/OS and z/VM / Assembler 1 Not under consideration

Integrate SRCHFOR into FINDTEXT in DSC(Data Set Commander for z/os)

The current FINDTEXT command in DSC (Data Set Commander for z/OS ) is much slower than ISPF native command SRCHFOR, is it possible to integrate SRCHFOR command in DSC ?
over 6 years ago in IBM Data Set Commander 2 Not under consideration

Enterprise COBOL V6+ - Declaring multiple conditional compilation variables on the same >>DEFINE directive

Hi, We have developed COPYBOOKs which adapt to the context according to the conditional compilation variables. Before referring to the COPYBOOK, we declare a number of variables that give this context. Today, you have to create as many lines con...
about 2 years ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 3 Not under consideration

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